HyperDic: tojo

English > 1 sense of the word Tojo:
NOUNperson Tojo, Tojo Hideki, Tojo EikiJapanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II
English > Tojo: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningJapanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948).
SynonymsTojo Hideki, Tojo Eiki
Instance ofdictator, potentateA ruler who is unconstrained by law
SpanishTojo Hideki

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict